suunnilleenkaan

Finnish

Etymology

suunnilleen +‎ -kaan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsuːnːilːeːŋkɑːn/, [ˈs̠uːnːilˌle̞ːŋkɑ̝ːn]
Rhymes: -eːŋkɑːn
Syllabification^(key): suun‧nil‧leen‧kaan

Adverb

suunnilleenkaan

(chiefly in the negative) (not) even close (to)

Further reading

“suunnilleenkaan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

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